Activists: Syrian warplanes strike village, kill 5

In this Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 photo, a general view of damaged buildings from shelling in Aleppo, Syria. With death lurking around every corner, the survival instincts of Aleppo's population are being stretched to the limit every day as the battle between Syria's rebels and the regime of President Bashar Assad for the country's largest city stretches through its fourth destructive month. Residents in the rebel-held neighborhoods suffering the war's brunt tell tales of lives filled with fear over the war in their streets, along with an ingenuity and resilience in trying to keep their shattered families going. (AP Photo/ Manu Brabo)

In this Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 photo, a general view of damaged buildings from shelling in Aleppo, Syria. With death lurking around every corner, the survival instincts of Aleppo's population are being stretched to the limit every day as the battle between Syria's rebels and the regime of President Bashar Assad for the country's largest city stretches through its fourth destructive month. Residents in the rebel-held neighborhoods suffering the war's brunt tell tales of lives filled with fear over the war in their streets, along with an ingenuity and resilience in trying to keep their shattered families going. (AP Photo/ Manu Brabo)

In this Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 photo, a Free Syrian Army fighter cleans a main street in Shaar district in Aleppo, Syria. With death lurking around every corner, the survival instincts of Aleppo's population are being stretched to the limit every day as the battle between Syria's rebels and the regime of President Bashar Assad for the country's largest city stretches through its fourth destructive month. Residents in the rebel-held neighborhoods suffering the war's brunt tell tales of lives filled with fear over the war in their streets, along with an ingenuity and resilience in trying to keep their shattered families going. (AP Photo/ Manu Brabo)

BEIRUT (AP) ? Activists say Syrian warplanes have struck a village near a strategic rebel-held town in the country's north, killing five members of an extended family.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says government aircraft hit Mar Shureen village on Wednesday morning.

The Observatory director, Rami Abdul-Rahman, says the dead include a father and his two sons, as well as a two other relatives, a woman and a young man.

Regime forces have intensified airstrikes in an area along a main highway between the northern city Aleppo and Damascus in efforts to reopen a key supply route to Aleppo. The government troops are bogged down in a stalemate with the rebels in Aleppo, Syria's largest city.

Syria's relentless fighting has killed more than 34,000 people since March last year.

Associated Press

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U.S. consumer agency to supervise debt collectors

(Reuters) - The U.S. consumer agency will begin closely supervising about 175 debt collectors for the first time starting in January, widening the new watchdog's oversight of consumer lending.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said on Wednesday it had finalized plans to oversee larger firms in the industry to make sure debt collectors treat Americans fairly.

The agency said it will determine whether debt collectors properly disclose the amount owed, maintain accurate data about consumer debt, and address consumer complaints quickly.

"We want all companies to realize that the better business choice is to follow the law ? not break it," CFPB Director Richard Cordray said in a statement.

The 2010 Dodd-Frank financial law created the bureau and directed it to oversee consumer financial products such as mortgages, student loans and credit cards.

It also allowed the CFPB to extend its oversight to larger non-bank companies participating in consumer financial markets.

The CFPB will supervise firms with more than $10 million in annual receipts from consumer debt collection. About 30 million Americans have outstanding debt that is subject to collection, the agency estimates.

Firms involved in debt collection try to get money from delinquent borrowers for a fee, buy up debt from lenders and recover what is owed, or collect money through litigation.

Encore Capital Group Inc and Asset Acceptance Capital Corp are among the biggest companies in the industry.

Debt collectors sometimes pass on consumers' collection status to credit agencies, which issue the credit reports that banks and other lenders use to determine whether to lend money and what interest rates to charge, the CFPB said.

"If they get the information wrong, this can be the difference between getting approved or denied for such financial products as a mortgage or a car loan," the agency said.

The CFPB in September began supervising credit reporting agencies that take in more than $7 million each year, including Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.

Cordray has said those industries were chosen partly due to the role they are playing in consumers' lives after the 2007-2009 financial crisis.

When the bureau begins overseeing debt collectors, it will be able to keep an eye on every stage of the lending process, the CFPB said.

The CFPB said on Wednesday it also released the field guide that examiners will use to supervise debt collectors.

(Reporting By Emily Stephenson; Editing by Steve Orlofsky)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/u-consumer-agency-supervise-debt-collectors-040455590--sector.html

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Study: Multivitamins drastically reduce cancer risk in men

(NaturalNews) It's not that the hundreds of billions of dollars spent over the years on cancer research has been a complete waste, but sometimes the simplest answer is the best one.

In this case, researchers seem to have confirmed what science has known for quite some time: that a well-balanced diet is the "secret" to better health.

A just-released study of nearly 15,000 men over the age of 50 suggests that taking a daily supplemental multivitamin could reduce rates of cancer by about eight percent. That may not sound like much, but it's enough of a risk reduction to make it well worth your while to pop a One-A-Day or Centrum.

"Despite the lack of definitive trial data regarding the benefits of multivitamins in the prevention of chronic disease, including cancer, many men and women take them for precisely this reason," said Dr. Michael Gaziano, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and lead author of the study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association. "Our study shows a modest but significant benefit in cancer prevention."

Differences seen over past studies

The study did not examine men and women under the age of 50, so it wasn't clear whether that age group would see similar benefits. Then again, cancer generally afflicts older adults.

Previous large-study research, including a 180,000-patient effort begun in 1992 and the Women's Health Initiative Study of 160,000 women that was published in 2009, discovered that multivitamins had little-to-no effect on cancer risk, ABC News reported.

"In fact, a 2010 Swedish study of 35,000 women who reported using multivitamins had an increased risk of breast cancer," the news affiliate said.

What was different this time around, then?

First of all, the new study assigned men to a couple of groups randomly - one which took a daily
Centrum Silver capsule while the other took a placebo. In previous studies, researchers used an observational technique, which means the participants were not compared to a group taking placebos.

Secondly, men who were 65 years of age or older, on average, were followed over 11 years; this involved a longer follow-up than in earlier studies and included sufficient time for cancer to develop.

Lastly, the earlier trial used a multivitamin, whose aim is to fill in nutritional gaps in a person's diet. Other trials have only tested single vitamins - A, E, or D - in large doses, which is considerably different from the way people normally get the kinds of vitamins and minerals they need from foods.

"The reduction in total cancer risk in [the study] argues that the broader combination of low-dose vitamins and minerals contained in the [Centrum Silver] multivitamin, rather than an emphasis on previously tested high-dose vitamins and mineral trials, may be paramount for cancer prevention," said Gaziano.

Poor dietary habits make a multivitamin necessary

Dr. David Katz, director of the Yale Preventative Research Center, who was not involved in the study, noted that previous studies involving single vitamins have shown them to be ineffective.

"Clearly the notion of megadoses of isolated nutrients has been proven wrong again and again," he said. "Maybe the active ingredient in broccoli is broccoli."

If the multivitamin approach is the answer, then why not simply recommend that people eat a mix of foods that provide all of the vitamins necessary for a proper diet? Wouldn't that also serve to reduce cancer rates?

Researchers admit the problem is that only a small fraction of the population - 1.5 percent - gets the recommended daily allowance of fruits and vegetables, says Katz.

"Clearly...taking a multivitamin is easy; changing dietary patterns is hard," he said.

According to a government study released last year, more Americans are taking daily vitamin supplements than ever before. More than half take some sort of dietary supplement, the study by the National Center for Health Statistics found.

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Midwest cities see increase in dangerously hot weather: report

(Reuters) - Dangerously hot summer days have become more common across the U.S. Midwest in the last 60 years, and the region will face more potentially deadly weather as the climate warms, according to a report issued by the Union of Concerned Scientists on Wednesday.

The report looked at weather trends in five major urban areas - Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, Minneapolis and St. Louis - along with weather in nearby smaller cities such as Peoria, Illinois, and Toledo, Ohio. The report focused on the Midwest because of its numerous major population centers, and because it is projected to face more heat waves with climate change.

The report found that the number of hot, humid days has increased, on average, across the Midwest since the 1940s and 1950s, while hot, dry days have become hotter.

Finding relief from the heat during the summer has become more difficult, as all the cities studied now have fewer cool, dry days in the summer, and nighttime temperatures during hot periods have risen.

"Nighttime is typically when people get relief, especially those who don't have air conditioning," said Steve Frenkel, Union of Concerned Scientists' Midwest office director. "The risks of heat-related illness and death increase with high nighttime temperatures."

The report found that heat waves lasting three days or longer have become more common. St. Louis, for example, has more than doubled its number of three-day heat waves since the 1940s. Studies have linked at least three consecutive days of high temperature and humidity to more deaths.

Extreme heat and humidity can be lethal. In Chicago, more than 700 deaths were attributed to a heat wave in July 1995. More recently, extreme heat in Russia in 2010 led to an estimated 55,000 deaths.

With more extreme summertime heat, annual deaths in Chicago are projected to increase from 143 from 2020-2029 to 300 between 2090-2099, according to the report.

The report warned that conditions could get much worse if emissions of gases believed to cause global warming continue at their current pace, or at a higher pace.

Chicago, for example, could see more than 70 days with temperatures of 90 Fahrenheit (32 Celsius) each year toward the end of the century, on average, if emissions continue at the current pace. Under a higher-emissions scenario, dangerously hot days over 100 F (38 C) in Chicago could increase dramatically, producing a month of such days, the report said.

Hot, humid temperatures are tougher on the elderly, whose percentage in the population is increasing. About 20 percent of U.S. residents are projected to be over age 65 by 2030, up from about 13 percent now, according to the report.

"We must take preventative measures to protect public health during extreme heat events, but the only way to ensure these heat waves are not a threat in the future is by reducing the harmful emissions that are driving them in the first place," said Frenkel.

Though the study focused on weather in the last six decades through 2011, the summer of 2012 has so far reflected a continued warming trend.

June temperatures contributed to a record-warm first half of the year and the warmest 12-month period the nation has experienced since recordkeeping began in 1895, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

In the Midwest, the U.S. corn yield is seen at a 10-year low due to an expanding drought.

(Additional reporting by Sam Nelson; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/midwest-cities-see-increase-dangerously-hot-weather-report-040124874.html

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Extreme Heli Boarding ? Sport ? Online Gaming Tips, Guides and ...

BubbleBox brings you another exciting sports game called Extreme Heli Boarding. Jump out from the helicopter and glide your way around the snowy plains while collecting points.

Do you think it?s easy?

No it?s not that too easy since it?s too challenging but fun. Extreme Heli Boarding is more about skill in trying to balance your character while he slide, jump and perform tricks on mid-air. Other than the snowy course are some obstacles that you need to avoid such as logs.

Game Developer:

BubbleBox is the developer of Extreme Heli Boarding game. Other games that they have published at Mochi are the Killer Whale, FireFlies and Elite Base Jump.

Instructions:

Press the Up arrow key to move forward.
Press the Down arrow key to slow down.
Press the Left arrow key to lean left.
Press the Right arrow key to lean right.

Hit Space Bar to jump.

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Play Extreme Heli Boarding

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Review:

To gain a high-score, skill to tap the keyboard is the key. I find out that to maintain the balance of your character, you should tap the left and right key alternately making sure that the skate board remains at the horizontal position.

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How To Manage Your Reputation Online With Google Alerts ...

When you?re running any kind of business (online or offline), managing your reputation is critical ? as without a good reputation, everything automatically becomes a lot harder.

Your prospects won?t buy from you?

Your customers will go somewhere more trusted?

Other businesses won?t want to work with you?

So you always need to keep it in check.

But with the vast size of the internet, it?s sometimes difficult to keep track of everything.

The best way I?ve found is to use a free service called Google Alerts.

Essentially, it tracks the entire web for anything you tell it to, and it?ll send you an email notification every time your chosen topic or keyword is mentioned ? with a link to the source.

The possibilities for this strategy are endless, but the best use is reputation management.

Think of it this way?

A customer has had a negative experience with your product or service (hopefully through no fault of your own!), and they?re so angry, they decide to rant about it on a popular forum.

Without any kind of reputation management system, thousands of people could be potentially viewing that thread with no answer from you ? leaving them with an opportunity to turn the topic into an all-out ?flame war? against you and your business.

Instead, with a Google Alert set up for your name, you?ll get notified instantly when the harmful thread is first created, and you can solve the customer?s problems straight away. Reputation saved!

On the other hand, if a customer mentions something really positive about you or recommends you to their friends, you can ?chime in? to the conversation and provide a link where they can learn more about you.

These are just two examples of how awesome these alerts are, and how beneficial they can be for your reputation, brand and business.

Note: Amongst the good and relevant stuff, you?ll also get notifications of other weird things too, like obituaries and memorials ? so it helps if you don?t have a popular name!

Here are some more great alerts use (and how I use it, too):

• Search for all your product names (set them up as separate alerts) to see what your customers and affiliates are saying about them
• Your company name
• Your competitors? names ? so you can ?spy? on their upcoming projects and what they?re doing
• Your SEO keywords for SEO purposes ? every time a new page is created around your keyword, see if you can get a backlink from that page
• Top experts in your niche ? so when they release a new piece of content on their blog, you can comment on it and ?siphon? traffic from them

? And too many more to mention.

But remember, if you have topics or keywords which get a lot of content posted about on a daily basis (e.g. if you?re using this for SEO research purposes), it?s useful to have the emails delivered ?once a day? instead of ?as-it-happens?, otherwise you?ll have a really full inbox!

Your creativity is the limit here, and when done right, it?s a VERY valuable asset to your business.

So set some up right away, and I can guarantee you?ll find it useful

Talk soon!
- James Francis.

P.S. Have you used Google Alerts before? What alerts do you have set up? Leave a comment below!

About James Francis

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PFT: T.O. catches up on his child support

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The Eagles, like the Chargers, have 35 members of the team?s Hall of Fame. ?Unlike the Chargers, the Eagles aren?t letting the fans decide on No. 36.

The Eagles actually will add No. 36 and No. 37. ?The team has announced that cornerback Troy Vincent and long-time employee Leo Carlin will join the franchise?s Hall of Fame.

Vincent was drafted by the Dolphins and joined the Eagles via free agency, spending 1996 through 2003 in Philly.

?Troy Vincent was one of the best defensive players to ever put on an Eagles uniform,? owner Jeffrey Lurie said in a news release. ??He was both a great playmaker and a true shutdown corner, but what raised his greatness to another level was the way he approached the game. ?He was a spokesman for the defense and his leadership set the tone for both the younger players on the team and the veterans. ?He has taken that same passion and intensity into the next phase of his life as Vice President of Player Engagement for the NFL, where he continues to help former and current players succeed off the field. ?Troy is a great person and was one of the most community-minded players during his career here. ?For all of these reasons and more, we feel that Troy is very deserving of this honor. ?We are very excited to enshrine him among the franchise?s best on November 26.?

On that day, the Eagles will host the Panthers in a Monday Night Football game televised by ESPN.

Carlin worked for the Eagles for 53 years, running the ticket office for much of his tenure.

The other members of the team?s Hall of Fame, in the event you?re boning up for a very specific and esoteric trivia contest, are cornerback Eric Allen, center/linebacker Chuck Bednarik, owner Bert Bell, linebacker Bill Bergey, safety Bill Bradley, defensive back Tom Brookshier, tackle Bob Brown, defensive tackle Jerome Brown, running back Timmy Brown, receiver Harold Carmichael, quarterback Randall Cunningham, head trainer Otho Davis, executive Jim Gallagher, end Bill Hewitt, quarterback Ron Jaworski, defensive coordinator Jim Johnson, quarterback Sonny Jurgensen, halfback Ollie Matson, receiver Tommy McDonald, running back Wilbert Montgomery, head coach Earl ?Greasy? Neale, end Pete Pihos, receiver Mike Quick, end Pete Retzlaff, center Jim Ringo, tackle Jerry Sisemore, quarterback Norm Van Brocklin, halfback Steve Van Buren, head coach Dick Vermeil, tackle Stan Walters, defensive end Reggie White, tackle Al Wistert, center Alex Wojciechowicz, and the 1948 and 1949 NFL Championship Teams.

For any Eagles fans feeling particularly bored on a Friday, feel free to make the case in the comments for past players/coaches/others who have been snubbed to date and current players/coaches/others who should get in.

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Raymond Guiterrez is an avid reader, blogger and a Career Consultant having rich experience of more than 15 years. His areas of expertise include Educational Planning, Career Planning & student counseling. In his spare time, he loves to participate in debates, discussions, forums and promote reading among today's youth.

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Refacing a Brick Fireplace With Concrete

Alyssa Davis - 07/16/2012

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Fireplaces can be the best part of a room's decor or they can be the worst. There is nothing like an unattractive fireplace to make decorating a nightmare. One of the main fireplace faux pas styles is the bright red brick fireplace. Not only is this style outdated, but it is also very difficult to coordinate with other aspects of the room's decor. Instead of lamenting the fact that the fireplace is not all you want it to be, think outside the box. There are many different ways to cover up that unattractive brick finish and install something better. One of the best ways is to reface the brick with a concrete finish. Not only will it change the look of the fireplace, it will also change the look of the room.

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When you think about concrete, the first thoughts that come to mind may be no more attractive to you than the bricks that are currently there. Take heart in the fact that concrete is now a lot different than it used to be. It is commonly used for kitchen and bathroom countertops and makes the old, tired finishes come alive. It can easily do the same for your tired, brick fireplace.

First Steps
Before you rush out to the home improvement store to purchase bags of instant concrete, take a few minutes to think about what you want the fireplace to look like. In most cases you will just be finishing or covering over the area that is already bricked. If you are planning to move beyond that area, you will need to prepare the area and make sure that the concrete will adhere to the surface. You must decide whether you want the fireplace to be ornate or simple in design. This will determine any prep work that you have to do beforehand. It is also a good idea to think about the finish of the concrete. Determine if you want it colored, flecked with mica or adorned with river rocks before the concrete sets completely. The additions that you want to add will determine how long the project takes and what types of materials and tools you will need.

How To
Once you have decided on all of the details and you have a firm picture in your mind, and possibly your sketchpad, of what you want the fireplace to look like, it is time to begin. Purchase some quick-setting concrete from your local home improvement store. Before you mix it up, be sure that the brick surface is cleaned and ready for the concrete. Spread it on evenly and smoothly with a trowel. It may be easier to work in small sections, so that the area does not dry before you have a chance to add any adornments that you have chosen. Once the concrete is applied, let it set and dry completely before lighting up the next fire.

By refacing your old, brick fireplace, you add new depth to your room. A brilliant focal point is instantly created and you have the ability to match it to any type of decor you desire. Even if your brick fireplace is extremely unattractive, you can still make it one of the most beautiful parts of your home by refacing it with concrete.

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Notre Dame, coach Brey agree on 10-year contract extension

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June 18, 2012 11:58 PM ET

Multiple media outlets are reporting Notre Dame basketball coach Mike Brey has agreed to a 10-year contract extension.

The South Bend Tribune reported on Monday that Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick will hold a news conference Tuesday to announce the deal with Brey.

The 53-year-old Brey is a three-time Big East Coach of the Year. He is 260-134 as coach of the Fighting Irish since taking over in 2000.

Brey had three years left on an extension he signed in 2008 that ran through the 2014-15 season.

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Dickey Ks 13 in latest 1-hitter; Mets beat O's 5-0

New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey delivers the ball to the Baltimore Orioles during the second inning of an interleague baseball game, Monday, June 18, 2012, at Citi Field in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey delivers the ball to the Baltimore Orioles during the second inning of an interleague baseball game, Monday, June 18, 2012, at Citi Field in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey delivers the ball to the Baltimore Orioles during the second inning of an interleague baseball game, Monday, June 18, 2012, at Citi Field in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey reacts as he walks off the mound after the eighth inning of an interleague baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Monday, June 18, 2012, at Citi Field in New York. Dickey pitched a one-hitter as the Mets defeated the Orioles 5-0. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey reacts after getting a cream pie for pitching a one-hitter as the Mets defeated the Baltimore Orioles, 5-0, in an interleague baseball game, Monday, June 18, 2012, at Citi Field in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey, left, hugs third baseman David Wright after Dickey pitched a one-hitter as the Mets defeated the Baltimore Orioles, 5-0, in an interleague baseball game, Monday, June 18, 2012, at Citi Field in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

NEW YORK (AP) ? R.A. Dickey saved his career by cultivating a knuckleball. Now he's using it to rewrite the Mets' record book as baseball's most dominant pitcher.

Dickey became the first major leaguer in 24 years to throw consecutive one-hitters and Ike Davis hit a grand slam to lead New York past the Baltimore Orioles 5-0 on Monday night.

Coming off a one-hit gem at Tampa Bay last Wednesday, Dickey struck out a career-high 13 and allowed only Wilson Betemit's clean single in the fifth inning. He has not permitted an earned run in 42 2-3 innings, the second-longest stretch in club history behind Dwight Gooden's streak of 49 innings in 1985.

"I don't really feel much more confident than I did the last couple years," Dickey said. "I've always felt like I have a pretty good knuckleball. I worked hard to do that."

The previous pitcher to spin consecutive one-hitters was Dave Stieb for Toronto in September 1988, according to STATS LLC. The Mets said the last to match the feat ? or top it ? in the National League was Jim Tobin with the 1944 Boston Braves, according to research by the Elias Sports Bureau. Tobin tossed a one-hitter followed by a no-hitter.

The 37-year-old Dickey (11-1) walked two and became the first 11-game winner in the majors, befuddling Baltimore with knucklers that ranged from 66-81 mph in a game that took just 2 hours, 7 minutes. He fanned the final two hitters and four of his last five, topping his previous career best of 12 strikeouts set Wednesday against the Rays.

"Yeah, it's surreal," Dickey said. "You almost get emotional out there, especially that last hitter. You hear everybody, like one big heartbeat beating. That's the best way I could explain it."

A longtime journeyman before joining the Mets in 2010, Dickey has won a career-best nine straight decisions and six consecutive starts. He is tied for the major league lead in ERA (2.00), strikeouts (103) and complete games (three).

It was his fourth game this season with double-digit strikeouts, most in the majors, and the fifth of his career. The right-hander has an incredible 71 strikeouts and six walks in his last seven starts.

"I'm going to leave it to you guys to explain it. I'm just going to try to be in the moment with it," said Dickey, a deeply religious deep thinker.

Betemit's two-out single in the fifth ended Dickey's franchise-record streak of 13 hitless innings.

"Do I have a chance to appeal that base hit? Did anybody dive for that ball? I got a bad view," Mets manager Terry Collins said, drawing laughs.

The only blemish Wednesday night was B.J. Upton's infield single with two outs in the first, a high bouncer that third baseman David Wright tried to field with his bare hand.

After the game, the Mets appealed the official scoring decision to Major League Baseball, asking the commissioner's office to review the play and consider whether Wright should be charged with an error, thus giving Dickey the team's second no-hitter this month. The appeal was denied and Dickey said he was relieved, explaining that there would have been "an asterisk by it bigger than the no-hitter itself."

The only active knuckleballer in the majors, Dickey has a 1.21 ERA and 88 strikeouts during his nine-game winning streak. It was his fifth career shutout and second this season, both in June. Pretty amazing for a guy who relies on a seemingly uncontrollable pitch that he throws harder and with more precision than just about anyone else who's made a living on it.

"He has no wild pitches this year. That's impressive," Baltimore slugger Adam Jones said. "He's in a groove."

The Mets said Dickey has made five straight starts with no earned runs allowed and at least eight strikeouts, the longest streak in major league history, according to Elias.

One of the people Dickey can thank for his incredible success story is Orioles manager Buck Showalter, who was instrumental in persuading the pitcher to remake himself into a knuckleballer when both were with the Texas Rangers.

"He had every attribute of a major league pitcher except the arm," Showalter said, his thoughts then turning to the fact that his team was about to face Dickey. "I wish it hadn't happened."

After the game, Dickey said he would be remiss not to thank Showalter.

"You know, and this is a tip of the hat to him: It was fairly poetic, I thought. The last game he saw me pitch live I gave up six home runs and tied a modern-day major league record," Dickey said. "It's really incredible."

A member of the 1996 U.S. Olympic team and a first-round draft pick out of Tennessee, Dickey was devastated when the Rangers reduced their signing-bonus offer from more than $800,000 to $75,000 after they discovered during a physical that he was missing a major ligament in his pitching elbow.

Undeterred, perseverance got him to the big leagues anyway. When he failed, the knuckleball brought him back.

Committed to his craft, Dickey enlisted the help of former knuckleballers like Charlie Hough and Hall of Famer Phil Niekro. Along the way, teammates and fans were introduced to his unique personality: A voracious reader, Dickey climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in January to raise money for charity and released an autobiography that revealed suicidal thoughts and the sexual abuse he endured as a child.

He's even featured in a documentary film called "Knuckleball."

Dickey made his mark at the plate on Monday, too, sparking New York's big rally with a leadoff single in the sixth against Jake Arrieta (3-9). Jordany Valdespin doubled with one out and Dickey had to scramble back to third after he initially broke the wrong way on Wright's lineout to shortstop. The pitcher barely beat the throw with a headfirst dive, which turned out to be a crucial play.

Lucas Duda walked and Davis hit the next pitch just to the left of center for his seventh home run of the year and first career slam.

Valdespin tripled off Kevin Gregg in the eighth and scored on Wright's single. The Mets, who lead the NL with seven shutouts, had lost three straight and nine of 13.

Associated Press

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The weight of nations: An estimation of adult human biomass

ScienceDaily (June 18, 2012) ? The world population is over seven billion and all of these people need feeding. However, the energy requirement of a species depends not only on numbers but on its average mass. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Public Health has estimated the total mass of the human population, defined its distribution by region, and the proportion of this biomass due to the overweight and obesity.

Up to half of all food eaten is burned up in physical activity. Increasing mass means higher energy requirements, because it takes more energy to move a heavy body. Even at rest a bigger body burns more energy.

Using data from the United Nations and World Health Organization, researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine estimated that the adult human population weights in at 287 million tonnes. 15 millions of which is due to the overweight and 3.5 million due to obesity.

While the average body mass globally was 62kg, North America, which has the highest body mass of any continent, with an average body mass of 80.7kg. North America has only 6% of the world's population but 34% of the world's biomass mass due to obesity. In contrast Asia has 61% of the world's population but only 13% of the world's biomass due to obesity.

If all countries had the same average BMI as the USA the total human biomass would increase by 58 million tonnes -- this is the equivalent of an additional 935 million people of world average body mass.

Explaining the implications of this study Sarah Walpole said, "Our results emphasize the importance of looking at biomass rather than just population numbers when considering the ecological impact of a species, especially humans."

This study was based on the 2005 WHO SURF report so it is an underestimate of the current situation. The world's population is continuing to increase in size -- the UN predicts that by 2050 there could be 8.9 billion people on the planet.

Prof Ian Roberts, continued, "Everyone accepts that population growth threatens global environmental sustainability -- our study shows that population fatness is also a major threat. Unless we tackle both population and fatness -- our chances are slim."

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As NASA slashes budgets, China achieves orbital milestone (+video)

Chinese astronauts have successfully docked with a prototype space station, paving the way for a moon mission after 2020.?

By Michael Martina,?Reuters, Ben Blanchard,?Reuters / June 18, 2012

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, the Long March-2F carrier rocket carrying China's manned Shenzhou-9 spacecraft blasts off from the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Saturday.

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Chinese astronauts carried out a manned docking with an experimental spacemodule on Monday, the latest milestone in China's ambitious campaign to build a space station.

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The Shenzhou 9 and its three-person crew, which includes China's first woman in space Liu Yang, linked with the Tiangong (Heavenly Palace) 1 module, with state television showing the pictures live.

Almost three hours later, the blue jumpsuit-wearing mission commander, Jing Haipeng, entered the module followed by colleague Liu Wang and Liu Yang, the first time China has been able to transfer astronauts between two orbiting craft.

Rendezvous and docking exercises between the two vessels are an important hurdle in China's efforts to acquire the technological and logistical skills to run a full space lab that can house astronauts for long periods.

During the 13-day mission, the astronauts will work and sleep aboard Tiangong 1, a trial module that includes an exercise bike and a video telephone booth, according to media.

The mission has been accompanied by a blaze of national pride and has been given blanket coverage by state media, down to discussion on how flying a space ship is a bit like driving a car and how the astronauts will be able to spice up their food with chilli sauce.

China is still far from catching up with the established space superpowers, the United States and Russia. The Tiangong 1 is a trial module, not the building block of a space station.

But the docking mission is the latest show of China's growing prowess in space and comes while budget restraints and shifting priorities have held back U.S. manned space launches.

This is China's fourth manned space mission since 2003 when astronaut Yang Liwei became the country's first person in orbit.

The United States will not test a new rocket to take people into space until 2017, and Russia has said manned missions are no longer a priority.

But NASA has begun investing in U.S. firms to provide commercial spaceflight services and is spending about $3 billion a year on a new rocket and capsule to send astronauts to the moon, asteroids and eventually to Mars.

China plans an unmanned moon landing and deployment of a moon rover. Scientists have raised the possibility of sending a man to the moon, but not before 2020.

(Editing by Nick Macfie)

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The Open Notebook: A Look Into How Science Writers Work

Pitching is an art in itself: you have to convince editors?a ruthless breed?that they should publish your story. In theory, you do know how to write a pitch. In reality, you lack practice and your pitches are getting rejected. But no need to despair. Thanks to The Open Notebook, you can browse through a database of successful pitches and learn from the very best science writers.

The pitch database is only one of the endeavours of The Open Notebook. The non-profit organisation also publishes interviews with leading science writers to give an insight on their working process, as well as a wide range of features which look at various aspects of science writing: spotting a good science story, keeping your research organised, finding a good narrative.

The goal of The Open Notebook is to explore the science writers? entire process when working on a story. It wants to showcase science journalism as a craft. To do so, it takes a very interesting approach: it shows that science writing, just like science, is first and foremost a human enterprise.

The Open Notebook is not only a fantastic resource for young and early-career science writers, it is also a great source of motivation.

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Here is what you need to know about The Open Notebook:

Website URL: http://www.theopennotebook.com/

Twitter: @Open_Notebook

Facebook: The Open Notebook

The founders: Jeanne Erdmann and Siri Carpenter.

Board of advisers:?http://www.theopennotebook.com/board-of-advisers/

Funding: In part by a grant from the National Science Writers Association.

What they do:

• Pitch database: Currently contains 70 successful queries to a wide range of publications from various well-known science journalists.
• Story-Behind-the-Story interviews: Insight into science journalists? working process while reporting a particular story.
• Topical features: Articles about different elements of science writing to enlighten or help you fine tune your writing process.
• Ask TON: Allows you to ask questions about the craft of science journalism. Answers typically from myriad of experienced science writers and editors.
• Natural Habitat: Visit science writers in their typical working spaces mostly because it?s fun. Also, unbelievably inspiring.

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Prosthetic leg lost at sea, returned to owner

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) ? A fisherman was surprised when he hauled up a prosthetic leg from the Gulf of Mexico, and even more surprised when he was able to find its owner.

The leg is emblazoned with the logo from the University of Kentucky and the school's wildcat mascot. Fisherman Matt Willingham says he contacted the manufacturer about finding the leg's owner.

WKYT-TV (http://bit.ly/LHUOHZ) in Lexington reports that it belonged to Fred Robinson, who played on the school's football team in the 1980s and had lost his leg in a work accident five years ago.

Robinson says he was shocked to find out someone found his $30,000 prosthetic leg.

Robinson, who now lives in Florida, says he lost the prosthetic while swimming over the Memorial Day weekend.

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Information from: WKYT-TV, http://www.wkyt.com

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